What kind of reverbs have you guys used with vintage synths?

You know, back when effects weren't built in?

I'm looking to thicken up an 80's "string" sound on my Juno-106 and the chorus isn't quite all the way there. So what do/did you guys do for reverb effects?

I'm pretty sure I'm not looking for an Eventide, or something of that nature. I'm thinking Alesis Nanoverb or guitar pedal, like the Boss RV-3. Any recommendations...?

I need "pre-DX7" The Cure...

Like 17 seconds?

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Try lots of chorus, tape delay, analogue delay. The reverb is probably some late 70's unit that's really expensive now.

The Original MIDIVERB by Alesis!!! And a couple of ART MULTIVERB III's

I highly recommend any cheap MultiEffect unit. Then you can play with more than just reverb. Like Chorus, delay, verb, phaser, pitch etc etc etc

If you have access to computer, VST Effects are free and effective - and come with a builtin Latency delay! hahahhaah

Tile bathroom sounds nice to me.

Yeah, "17 Seconds", "Faith", and "Pornography"...anything from "The Head on the Door" and afterward is a little more bright than what I'm after.

I'm not necessarily looking for what was used; I need something for a live application, and I already have way too much to bring to shows. If an analog delay will get the job done, great! I already have one on my board, but I'm trying to find out what everyone else uses, you know?

Anyone use a pedal reverb/delay that you really like?

Cool, now why do you like these units?

I really like that sound too, I use a Boss RE-20 Space Echo pedal, Yamaha E1010 analogue delay and Boss DM-100 analogue delay.

Lexicon

Logic Pro "Space Designer."

The first Alesis Midifex and Midiverb were real cool 12bit units... I disliked nearly everything else (Midiverb II was great but perhaps a bit too clean) they did after those..

I would very much like to own one of these...

to go with my Mini

I've got a rack of three Nanoverbs (20 bit) in MINT condition with the manual and power adaptors and rack chasis. I'd sell the whole thing for $100 shipped.

You'd have 3 completely different FX units- e.g:one for rotary, one for delay (thats adjustable on the fly) and reverb. They are low noise too.

Alesis Wedge. Same fx processor as the one in Andromeda.

dB

I have a Sony DPS-55V which is a stereo multi effects box, all kinds of verb in there. Still, I like my Ibanez CD10 Delay Champ guitar pedal the best.

Why don't you try a guitar chorus? Plenty of them out there.

Alesis Wedge. Same fx processor as the one in Andromeda. dB

I'd second that, the A6's effects are great - just have to use them like seasoning. A little goes a long way:)

If you don't need stereo, I always liked Electroharmonix's Holy Grail reverb with my synths

- Ensoniq DP4

- Behringer V-VERB PRO REV2496 (signed by Vince Clarke, bought from his dome studio)

- internal effects from a Novation Nova

- internal effects from a Behringer DDX3216 digital mixer (four multi-effects processors)

I don't use many vintage synths, but my Sony DPS V77 and Eventide Eclipse sound terrific while representing the middle and high tiers of what one my call a "project studio" budget. The Roland SDD-320 "Dimension D" is instant sex, as is something like an Avalon M5. I'd probably feel the same way about the TC Electronics 1210 and Dyno My Piano Tri Stereo Chorus, if only I could find the buggers at a price I could swing. Analogue delays, especially the old Ibanez ones made by Maxon in the 70s, are excellent for that slurred, almost seasick Boards of Canada feel {when you're looking for that}. The AD202's "spread" knob is just perfect for that.

Edit, these naturally aren't all reverbs, though most are time-based effects. I'm just citing some favorite units that add presence. If you're talking pedals that aren't really expensive, then an old Ibanez AD series delay pedal's a good one. The Ensoniq DP/Pro is a cheaply priced multi-FX, but its raspy reverb grated on me after awhile.

well.... it's all I had back in that era. Midiverb was reverb but had a sort of murky, sandstorm sound to it. On Multiverbs I could combine FX and end up with weird cool stuff I have yet to duplicate to this day.

The Alesis Quadraverb GT is a really nice unit, and can be had for a great price these days. It's basically a Quadraverb with guitar effects added on. I've had mine for about 15 years and have no complaints. For the price, Alesis was actually an underrated producer of some good outboard reverb units back in the day.

Also Lexicon units from the late 90s are pretty affordable (when they started releasing entry and mid level products) and sound great no matter what you run through them.

And last, if you can get your hands on an Ensoniq DP/4, you'll be in great shape. Very versatile units. Great sound.

spring verb FTW

Yes, spring reverb all the way - the original Re 201 SPace echo! For those lacking one, here's a Kontakt sampleset of a KPR77 that includes a custom spring-reverb impulse recorded directly from my RE-201. (Since we are in the 21st century I cleverly turned into stereo, but you can bung into mono if you're a purist). Worth the

Digitech DSP-16+ with "Canyon Reverb" through TC M300.

Does awesome things to the sound.

Yamaha SPX-90. Still have it, but don't use it. Sounds like ass compared to modern gear, even software plugins beat it. It makes nice rack filler, though, impresses teh ladies. Bow-chickka-bow-booooow.

Some nice use of spring reverb here and here {"bitz"}. Also

Yamaha SPX 90